HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
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- Jake79
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
Very nice Mr crispy and yours Ralph. It's been so long since I've used H/L smoke unit I've forgotten the rules..is it 2/3ml's oils lasts 15 mins?
I'll wait for a price first, I don't think to much of my tarr smokers so be good to try one of these and cheaper if you can run on baby oil.
I'll wait for a price first, I don't think to much of my tarr smokers so be good to try one of these and cheaper if you can run on baby oil.
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
Honestly I have no clue of how much oil and how much time lasts... I just put a few drops on it and I run it until I see less smoke coming out of the pipes. Then is time to refill again. It takes a lot of time.Jake79 wrote:Very nice Mr crispy and yours Ralph. It's been so long since I've used H/L smoke unit I've forgotten the rules..is it 2/3ml's oils lasts 15 mins?
I'll wait for a price first, I don't think to much of my tarr smokers so be good to try one of these and cheaper if you can run on baby oil.
About the baby oil, day by day is getting harder to find it. Its not very good for babys. But a bottle should last you for your tank club, your entire life and beyond.
And yeah, dont forget that the oil should be the one made of parafine. Those new baby BIO oils made with almonds and things like that wont work.
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
Great mod, I find the HL coils burn out all the time, do you make your own coil?
Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
I use a 10 ohm 1 watt wire wound resistor.
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- Jake79
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
This Stuff, easy to get hold of in UK..would deff last a few months/yr'sRad_Schuhart wrote:Honestly I have no clue of how much oil and how much time lasts... I just put a few drops on it and I run it until I see less smoke coming out of the pipes. Then is time to refill again. It takes a lot of time.Jake79 wrote:Very nice Mr crispy and yours Ralph. It's been so long since I've used H/L smoke unit I've forgotten the rules..is it 2/3ml's oils lasts 15 mins?
I'll wait for a price first, I don't think to much of my tarr smokers so be good to try one of these and cheaper if you can run on baby oil.
About the baby oil, day by day is getting harder to find it. Its not very good for babys. But a bottle should last you for your tank club, your entire life and beyond.
And yeah, dont forget that the oil should be the one made of parafine. Those new baby BIO oils made with almonds and things like that wont work.
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
The smoke unit Crispy built and showed above is now in my newest build a T34 85 and nicely ( and more importantly quietly) chucking out copious amount of smoke into my living room.
Well done Crispy, just two more for me please, good news is the Space 1999 Eagle laser tank doesn't need any!
Well done Crispy, just two more for me please, good news is the Space 1999 Eagle laser tank doesn't need any!
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
hi crispy, I have done a smoker like yours the mk 2 version but am only getting smoke from one outlet if I put my finger over the outlet the smoke comes out of the other outlet so I know there is no blockage in the tubes maybe I didn't make the hole in the smoke box big enough as you say 10mm tanker 242
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
I did the same thing and had the same single pipe effect. I took it back apart and opened the hole more and it works perfectly now through both tubes!tanker 242 wrote:hi crispy, I have done a smoker like yours the mk 2 version but am only getting smoke from one outlet if I put my finger over the outlet the smoke comes out of the other outlet so I know there is no blockage in the tubes maybe I didn't make the hole in the smoke box big enough as you say 10mm tanker 242
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
thanks rainford 73 I thought that was the problem but needed to be sure ,so I will open up the hole to 10 mm tanker 242
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Re: HL smoker pump replaced with a fan
I've done this mod to a couple of my smokers. Works fantastic! Now I'm gonna have to put the smokers back in the rest of my tanks!
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